This Week On DVD/BD: Kristen Wiig's Bridesmaids Come Home

Plus Breakfast At Tiffany's, Modern Family and Bruce Willis meets 50 Cent

It’s a lackluster week at the video store. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, especially considering all the big releases we’ve had recently. If you’re a DVD collector, your wallet could probably use the break. Still, there are a handful of interesting titles this week that you may find worth a rental.

NEW RELEASES

Bridesmaids (Universal) - Kristen Wiig’s surprise hit arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in the now-expected manner of all R-rated comedies, including an unrated extended version.

Spooky Buddies (Disney) - Unless you work for Disney or have small children, you probably weren’t even aware of this talking puppy franchise. Anyway, it’s back with a Halloween-themed installment. Hey, I said it was a slow week.

BLU DEBUTS

Breakfast At Tiffany’s (Paramount) - Audrey Hepburn’s most iconic film celebrates its 50th anniversary with a high-def upgrade.

Modern Family: The Complete Second Season (20th Century Fox) - The Emmy-winning comedy returns on both DVD and Blu-ray.

Castle: The Complete Third Season (Buena Vista/ABC) - Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic are back for another year of light-hearted mystery.

The Mentalist: The Complete Third Season (Warner Home Video) - Simon Baker and the California Bureau of Investigation hunt serial killer Red John.

Hawaii Five-O: The First Season and Hawaii Five-O: The Eleventh Season (Paramount) - Catch up with both the debut season of the reboot and the penultimate season of the 70s original.

Raising Hope: The Complete First Season (20th Century Fox), Mike & Molly: The Complete First Season (Warner Home Video) and Body Of Proof: The Complete First Season (Buena Vista/ABC) - Three more freshman series from the class of 2010.

Law & Order: Los Angeles - The Complete Series (Universal) - One of the rare series with the L&O brand that didn’t strike a chord with audiences.

Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer: The Complete Series (A&E) - This sounds interesting. Darren McGavin plays Spillane’s tough-talking private eye in this 1958 series. I had no idea this show even existed until A&E put it on their schedule.

WTF?

Set Up (Lionsgate) - I had no idea that Bruce Willis and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson were poker buddies. At least, I assume they are and that Willis lost big one night. Otherwise, I’m at a loss to explain his appearance in this direct-to-video heist flick. Ryan Phillippe also got roped into this somehow.

Adam Jahnke has been writing about film since age 13, when he began foisting a self-published newsletter on friends and family (copies of which are now mercifully lost to the ages). In 2000, he joined the staff of the highly respected DVD website The Digital Bits, where he continues to serve as columnist…